Fault Tree Basics

SIS-301
Kevin Klein

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 Outline

• Fault Tree Basics

• Enterprise Server
• Generic Fault Trees
• Generic Failure Rate Libraries
• Project Storage

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 Fault Tree Analysis Basics

Steps for Constructing a Fault Tree

• Identify Top Gate
• Construct Fault Tree from Top Event Down Using Failure Logic including (AND, OR,
VOTE) Gates until the Basic Events are defined
• Review Tree
• Apply Failure Data to Calculate the PFD for the Top Event

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 Fault Tree Symbols

Function Fails

Top Gate
>=1
TP1
Q=0.001949

Sensor PT-101 Logic Solver Valves Fail

Fails Fails

“AND” Gate
>=2 &
GT1 EV4 GT2
Q=4.808E-05 Q=0.001852

TRICON TMR
Q=5E-05

PT-101 A PT-101 B PT-101 C Valve XV-102 XV-103 Fails

Fails
“VOTE” Gate
>=1 >=1 “OR” Gate
EV1 EV2 EV3 GT3 GT4
Q=0.01599 Q=0.01599

GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP /

PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE
TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER
PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC Valve and XY-102 XV-103 Fails XY-103 Fails
FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 Actuator Fails
Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760
MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72
Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1
>=1 >=1
GT5 EV9 GT6 EV10
Q=0.01113 Q=0.01113

GENERIC 3- GENERIC 3-
WAY WAY
SOLENOID SOLENOID
Dormant Events XV-102A XV-102 SOLENOID CC
FR=1.595E-06
XV-103A Fails XV-103 Fails SOLENOID CC
FR=1.595E-06
Tau=8760 Tau=8760
MTTR=72 MTTR=72
Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1

EV5 EV6 EV7 EV8

GENERIC GENERIC GENERIC GENERIC

SCOTCH TRUNION SCOTCH TRUNION
YOKE BALL VALVE YOKE BALL VALVE
ACTUATOR FC ACTUATOR FC
ACTUATOR CC VALVE CC ACTUATOR CC VALVE CC
FR=9.5E-07 FR=9.8E-07 FR=9.5E-07 FR=9.8E-07
Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760
MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72
Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1

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 1oo2 Gate

Valves Fail

& 1
GT2
Q=0.001852

Valve XV-102 XV-103 Fails

Fails

>=1 >=1
GT3 GT4
Q=0.01599 Q=0.01599

Valve and XY-102 XV-103 Fails XY-103 Fails

Actuator Fails

>=1 >=1
GT5 EV9 GT6 EV10
Q=0.01113 Q=0.01113

GENERIC 3- GENERIC 3-
WAY WAY
SOLENOID SOLENOID
XV-102A XV-102 SOLENOID CC XV-103A Fails XV-103 Fails SOLENOID CC
FR=1.595E-06 FR=1.595E-06
Tau=8760 Tau=8760
MTTR=72 MTTR=72
Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1

EV5 EV6 EV7 EV8

GENERIC GENERIC GENERIC GENERIC

SCOTCH TRUNION SCOTCH TRUNION
YOKE BALL VALVE YOKE BALL VALVE
ACTUATOR FC ACTUATOR FC
ACTUATOR CC VALVE CC ACTUATOR CC VALVE CC
FR=9.5E-07 FR=9.8E-07 FR=9.5E-07 FR=9.8E-07
Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760
MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72
Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1

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 2oo3 Gate

Sensor PT-101
Fails

>=1 1
GT1
Q=4.808E-05

& & &

GT7 GT8 GT9
Q=4.767E-05 Q=4.767E-05 Q=4.767E-05

PT-101 A PT-101 B PT-101 A PT-101 C PT-101 B PT-101 C

EV1 EV2 EV1 EV3 EV2 EV3

GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP /

PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE
TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER
PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC
FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06
Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760
MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72
Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1

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 3oo4 Gate

Sensor PT-101
2oo4 Fails

>=1 1
GT1
Q=4.87E-05

& & & & & &

GT7 GT8 GT9 GT10 GT11 GT12
Q=4.767E-05 Q=4.767E-05 Q=4.767E-05 Q=4.767E-05 Q=4.767E-05 Q=4.767E-05

PT-101 A PT-101 B PT-101 A PT-101 C PT-101 B PT-101 C PT-101 A PT-101 D PT-101 B PT-101 D PT-101 C PT-101 D

EV1 EV2 EV1 EV3 EV2 EV3 EV1 EV11 EV2 EV11 EV3 EV11

GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP /
PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE
TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER
PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC
FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06
Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760
MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72
Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1

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 2oo4 Gate

Sensor PT-101
3oo4 Fails

>=1 1
GT1
Q=4.747E-05

& & &

GT7 GT8 GT9
Q=4.747E-05 Q=4.747E-05 Q=4.747E-05

PT-101 A PT-101 B PT-101 C PT-101 A PT-101 C PT-101 D PT-101 B PT-101 C PT-101 D

EV1 EV2 EV3 EV1 EV3 EV11 EV2 EV3 EV11

GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP / GENERIC DP /

PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE
TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER
PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC PT-101 CC
FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06 FR=1.3E-06
Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760 Tau=8760
MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72 MTTR=72
Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1 Beta 0.1
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